Hecla Mining (HL) Options Chain

NYSE: HLIndustrialsMining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)USD

17.07+0.34 (+2.03%)

At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

Expiration date

Expiration: Dec 18, 2026
Days to expiration: 68
Share price: $17.07
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.58
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.93
ATM implied volatility: 54.8%
Expected move: ±$4.03
Open interest (C / P): 39.12K / 22.76K

HL options summary

The HL options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 27 call and 25 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 39,117 calls and 22,760 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.58, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $17.00 strike is 54.8%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$4.03 (23.6%) in Hecla Mining stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $22.00 call (8.38K contracts) and the $16.00 put (5.57K contracts).

Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology

HL options chain · December 18, 2026

HL calls and puts by strike price. Shaded cells are in the money.
Calls							Puts
OI	Vol	IV	Last	Bid	Ask	Strike	Bid	Ask	Last	IV	Vol	OI
15	1	238.3%	14.40	13.35	15.05	3.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	2	199.2%	14.58	12.35	14.05	4.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	—	197.7%	12.40	11.60	13.05	5.00	0.00	0.00	0.01	50.0%	1	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	6.00	0.00	0.00	0.04	50.0%	5	0
2	1	126.6%	14.01	9.65	10.75	7.00	0.00	0.00	0.04	50.0%	2	0
2	1	416.0%	8.80	12.25	13.70	8.00	0.00	0.12	0.05	94.5%	1	74
187	130	105.3%	11.55	7.85	8.70	9.00	0.00	0.05	0.02	70.3%	3	176
124	7	96.1%	7.42	6.95	7.70	10.00	0.00	0.15	0.06	72.3%	2	97
6	1	77.3%	8.50	5.95	6.60	11.00	0.00	0.13	0.07	59.6%	1	1,770
283	3	71.3%	8.70	5.10	5.60	12.00	0.08	0.13	0.10	54.9%	10	3,207
174	6	63.9%	4.55	4.25	4.60	13.00	0.15	0.28	0.24	54.3%	10	529
877	3	58.1%	3.15	3.50	3.60	14.00	0.34	0.43	0.52	53.1%	200	1,098
748	13	61.7%	3.05	2.73	3.15	15.00	0.62	0.74	0.61	53.8%	5	1,401
2,188	32	59.0%	2.40	2.15	2.40	16.00	0.98	1.05	1.02	52.0%	99	5,566
1,430	47	56.3%	1.82	1.64	1.75	17.00	1.47	1.60	1.50	53.2%	15	3,107
HL $17.07
2,283	144	56.9%	1.28	1.26	1.34	18.00	2.00	2.16	2.05	51.8%	164	1,524
3,207	42	56.8%	1.03	0.93	1.01	19.00	2.63	2.94	2.59	52.7%	4	1,798
3,176	51	56.5%	0.71	0.70	0.72	20.00	3.45	3.65	3.93	53.0%	1	1,323
998	1	57.3%	0.62	0.50	0.57	21.00	4.25	4.50	4.48	53.4%	10	258
8,376	89	59.0%	0.45	0.39	0.45	22.00	4.90	5.35	5.20	59.0%	5	398
4,262	18	58.4%	0.35	0.25	0.34	23.00	5.80	6.35	4.70	65.1%	2	13
1,485	8	60.5%	0.26	0.22	0.27	24.00	6.70	7.30	7.78	68.2%	10	89
3,319	8	58.6%	0.21	0.10	0.21	25.00	7.65	8.25	8.05	70.5%	5	291
442	2	62.5%	0.15	0.09	0.21	26.00	8.65	9.30	8.37	50.0%	1	34
2,192	2	64.3%	0.10	0.07	0.18	27.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
288	2	66.4%	0.08	0.04	0.18	28.00	8.20	8.75	12.32	—	3	7
1,278	40	74.4%	0.09	0.06	0.18	30.00	12.30	13.65	11.95	63.3%	13	0
1,769	2	85.2%	0.06	0.03	0.15	35.00	17.30	18.40	15.00	119.3%	40	0

In-the-money callsIn-the-money puts. IV = implied volatility, OI = open interest (contracts). Each contract covers 100 shares. Quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.

Frequently asked questions

What is the HL put/call ratio?

For the December 18, 2026 expiration, the HL put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.58 (22,760 puts vs 39,117 calls), and 0.93 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is HL's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for HL options expiring December 18, 2026 is about 54.8%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Hecla Mining stock to move.

How many HL option expiration dates are there?

HL has 11 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Jan 19, 2029.

What does "in the money" mean?

A call is in the money when the strike price is below the current share price; a put is in the money when the strike is above it. In-the-money contracts have intrinsic value and are shaded in the table.